La Grande evening observer., November 30, 1916, Image 4

IIURSDAY, NO VEXmi 30, 1916,
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
AG2 FOUR
THE OBSERVER
An Independent Newspaper.
Published Daily and Weekly ut La
Grande, Omuon, by tho
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
PUBLISHING CO.
J. D. MEYERS, PreHidcnt, H. B.
LE1TER, Vice President, CLARKE
LEITEK, Editor and Publisher.
cssels but she has placed American farm for $10,000 must want to see the
firms upon a blacklist, has gone so far bright lights.
as to inspect shipments ol American
cargoes upon neutral vessels leaving
Entered at the Postoflice at La
Grande, Oregon, as second class
matter.
On Sale in Other Cities: Oregon Hotel
News Stand, Portland; Imperial
Hotel News Stand, Portland.
Advertising rates on application.
Telephone Main 13
City Offlcial Paper. Member
Press Associations.
United
the United States, has declared money
in transit to the Central powers to be j
contraband of war, has forbidden
American newspapers to circulate in j
Canada and England, has waged war
upon an American news association,
and hus de.iicu the right of Austria to
fend an ambassador to the Unitad
States.
The United States is and should be
a neutral nation. The rights we have
should not be trampled upon' any
more by the entente allies than by
the Central powers, and we regard
with pleasure the protests this admin
istration is making against the re
peated breaches of international law
upon the part of Great Britain.
New York has become the financial
headquarters of the world. The big
financiers are tied up, from motives of
financial gain with Great Britain. It
is with pleasure also that we read of
the warning of the Federal Reserva
Board to the bankers of the United
litotes that 't regards with disfavor
fhn offnrts of the Morgans to load
EDITORIAL COMMENT
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
Hv Carrier.
Daily, single copy ; up the banks of this country with the
Daily, per week l&c , bonds of the allies under the guise of
Daily, per montn ; l "r : Uiort term loans.
Daily, per six montns in advance $3.50 , stand of the Fcderal Reserve
Daily, per year m advance ... $7.09 i, that the moncy of the United
Daily, by mail per year, In ad- States should be used for the needs
Vance ................ $4-00 of the farmers, the merchants, the
Weekly Observer-Star, per year i manufacturers, the business men of
in advance 1.50 this country is sound financial policy.
- j If tne kas heed this advice and
The Observer carrier boys are in- muke tnejr investments in securities
ftructcd to put the papers on the (.lose at home, we will be able to face
porch. If the carrier docs not dojtne contraction of business and cred
this, misses you, or neglects getting i jts tnut wjji follow th-s end of the war.
tho paper to you on time, kindly jle m,tions of Europe are com
)hone the Observer, as thia is the n-,c.nciiijf to show signs of exhaustion.
nly way we can determine whether ;Tne cra 0f high prices is the first sign
or ot the carriers are following in-; rf a conUpKe of the foreign financial
struction. Phone Main II) before 7:30 jj.ystcma Investors who are tempted
'clock and a paper will he sent you u the high interest rates of foreign
Wy special messenger if the carrier COVernmont loans had better keep
has missed you. I their money at home. There is one
When the crash comes,
Nvaring the End.
The extremes to which the war has
driven the nations engaged is shown
by the events reported on a ing!e
day. France orders a census of the
effectives for military service in 1918.
Germany decides to enroll a homo
army for general labor service. Kin?
George of Britain orders all unmar
ried men on the staff of his palaces to
report for military service. The
Dutch sift ash heaps for cinders be
cause of the scarcity of fuel. Ger
many employs 35,000 and France 32,
000 women in place of men on rail
roads. When the nations have come
to such shifts in the third year of
war, what may they not be driven t"
do in the fourth and fifth years, if it
should continue so long? The Ore-gonian.
WIT AND HUMOR
mmm .thimr certain.
Address all communications to THE the stronlr boxes of the big financial
OBSERVER. 1710 Sixth Street. I f (.nlriiired in foisting war loans
upon the American public will be
barren and empty of the very class of
securities that they aie so eager to
unload upon the bnnks and the Amer
ican people.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 191G.
LET US BE THANKFUL.
Let us bo thankful that we live in
p great country of one hundred mil
lion people, in the midst of peace and
prosperity.
That the Lord has been merciful in
not visiting upon us the sins of our
fathers by plunging us into war.
That we are able from our plenty
to succor mnnv of the starving na
tions of the world.
That we nre well governed and per
mitted to enjoy life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness.
That wo live in a well governed
state at tho head of which nre able,
honest and conscientious officials.
That we live in a rich and produc
tive region which has been blessed
with" good crops and in a city that has
work for tho workers and healthful
surroundings.
That we are honest and kind and
earn a little and spend n little less and
make upon the whole n family hap
pier for our presence.
That we take part in tho struggle of
daily life with fortitude and courage
and face tho future with courage,
without grumbling or whining.
Truly when we consider the bless
ings with which we ns n nation, a peo
ple nnd as individuals have been
visited our hearts are and should be,
filled with gratitude
Our cups are filled to overflowing
and goodness and mercy are following
us on our footsteps through life.
BOTH SIDES NEED WATCHING.
While tho Unitwl Str.tes has been in
frequent diplomatic collisions with the
Central powers over breaches of in
ternational law in submarino warfare,
tho entente nllica have been no loss
exing in their unceasing claims to
he able to modify international law
to suit their own sweet will.
Not only has Great Britain humil
iated the United States by opening
nnd confiscating our mail on neutral
GEORGE C. ISRAEL.
George C. Israel, who died Sunday
in Seattle, was a personal friend of
the editor of The Observer.
Mr. Israel was a well-known law
yer for many years a resident of
Olympia, Wash.
Mr. Israel was counsel for State
Commissioner John II. Shivcly in the
famous impeachment trial before n
special session of the State Senate in
1!)0 and won a victory for his client.
A brilliant lawyer, an able pleader,
Mr. ilsrael had few equals in intellect
and industry and zeal in tho practice
of his profession.
EASILY ANSWERED.
One on Son.
Father (ruefully going on his last
dollar): "Money has wings and
hours rents make it fly," he said.
"Yes", said his 15-year-old son,
"and some houses have wings, for
I've seen many a house fly."
"You're smarter than your old dad,
maybe, my son, but I always thought
that no part of the house except the
(himney flue."
Had Limitations.
The physician had been called in
hiiste to see a small negro who was
ill. After a brief examination the doc
tor announced: "This boy has eaten
too much watermelon."
"Oh, doctor," expostulated the par
ent of the ailing one, "dey ain't no sich
fine; as too much watermillion. Dat
niggah jus' Bin got 'nough stomach."
The question of how .to address Miss
."leanetto Rankin, member of congress
from Montana, is worrying some
highbrows. When the speaker ad
drosses her colleagues he Bays: "The
gentleman from Montana hns the
floor." Since the speaker will prob
ably be a gentleman, he will say:
"The lady from Montana."
The death of Mrs. Inez Milhollnnd
Boisscvain is received with sadness.
A beautiful woman, her untimely
death makes a person wish she had
not been attracted to enter the hurly
burly of a political campaign in the
west.
Wasco county is going to spend
$200,000 to help make the Columbia
highway passable for Eastern Oregon
people. Wo cU that a real neigh
borly act.
Henry Miller's estate is likely to
pay a $1,000,000 inheritance tax. This
is almost enough to make tho great
cattleman turn over in his grave.
Tho girl who wouldn't live on a
"Life's Seven Ages"
Through all life's seven ages there is the
need of a Bank Account, but not through
life's seven ages will there be the chance
to save, there is today. You can start a
bank account today and keep it alive,
and feel that those dependent on you are
provided for.
There never was a better time to save than
today, and every dollar you place in this
bank is fully protected; always accessable,
and acts as an ever-present inspiration
to save more
COME IN TODAY
Deposits
Assets
$1,0-10.000.00
..$1,365,000.00
a Cfrande National ank
Dangerous Comparisons
Here is the experience that befell
one of San Francisco's police judges.
Those who witnessed the incident
say that he was embarrassed beyond
description.
Before this judge stood a tall and
brawny man. Features and accent
left no doubt of his Swedish birth.
Ho was there to testify against a
fellow workman, whom he charged
with hurling a rock in the midst of
an argument over tho war, inflict
ing a painful scalp injury.
"How big was the rock?" inquired
the magistrate.
"She bane good big rock, ' an
swered the complaining witness.
"Was it as large as my fist?"
nsknd the fudge, holding up a
clenched hand.
"She bane bigger'n him," was the
reply.
"Well, was it ns large as my two
fists?" the court inquired, illustrating
again.
"Bigg'n him," came the answer.
"Well, was it as large as my
head?" asked the judge, impatiently,
"I guess maybe she bane as big,
Judge, but not so thick." replied tne
witness. The Wasp.
Simple Subtraction ,
An actress.' in a discussion of
stage life, said at a supper in New
York.
"A school teacher was once ex
nlninincr an arithmetic lesson to a
class of little girls.
"In subtraction,' he explained,
'everything must be of the same de
nomination. For cxnmple, you
couldn't take two aranges from three
nnnles. nor five sheep from seven
cows, nor
"But here a little girl interrupted
the teacher solemnly.
" 'Mv sister, what's a chorus girl,'
olio snid. 'took a diamond from a
lobster once'."
Dixit pointed
An old Scotch woman, who had
friends to have her photograph
taken and who was at laast induced
to consent, in order that she might
send her likeness to hre son in
America, is the heroine of the fol
lowing anecdote:
On receiving the first proof sh
failed to recognize the figure rep
resented as herself, so, card in hand,
she set out for the artist's studio.
"Is that me?" she queried.
"Yes, madam," replied the artist.
"And is it like me?" she again
asked.
"Yes, madam, it's a speaking like
ness." "A wcel," she said resignedly, "it'3
n humblin sicht."
THANKSGIVING.
A Prayer
Though we be Blinded, still may we
see Thy Handiwork nnd know Its
worth;
Though we bo Dumb, still may we
speak Thv Word in Thought nnd
Deed;
Though we be Deaf, still may we hear
Thy Voice and do Thy Bidding;
Though we be Halt, still mny we wnlk
Thy Way nor go astray;
And though we see nnd hear and speak
nnd walk as men,
Still may we know these things as but
of earth; of only passing need;
And if these gifts bo ours through
Thee,
1; needs must be that we can wrong
no man.
Almighty God, grant this be our
Thanksgiving.
GEORGE MARTIN.
An Expert Foot Specialist From Chicago Will
be at This Store Dec. 9 to 11 to demonstrate
Dr. Scholl's Foot Specialties for the Relief and
Correction of all Foot Ailments. Consult Him
Entirely Free.
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in the store.
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and full size, white, grey and
fancy plaids at $5.00,
$5.50, $6.00, $7.50 up to $12.50
Wool nap blankets, white, tan,
grev and plaids, good weight
$2.25, $2.50, $2.75, $3.00, $3.50
Cotton Blankets, all sizes, white,
tan, grey 75c to $2.50
Cotton and wool filled comfort
ers, well made, extra quality
$1.75 to $6.00
Bath Kobe Blankets, with silk
cord. Big variety to choose from
.' $1.75 to $3.25
Crib blankets, in wool and cot-
idii, pink, white ...and blue
30c to $1.35
.Feather Pillows, Down Pillows,
covered with blue, pink and red
striped tucking, per pair .
$1.50 up to $7.00
Reversible Krinkle down robes,
a large selection to choose from
$2.00
Exclusive agents for Chief Joseph Indian Blankets. All wool,
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tions $5.00, $7.50, $8.00
Getting along in
the World
People Like to Have Their Names Remembered
"I had often wondered why it was many a month I could hardly see
that some men were uctter off than where the $5 was coming from, for
others. I had not been a water boy at that time as I owed my rent,
long before my association with men "I kept at it with a dcterminatioa
broadened observation, and these that I would not let anything inter
childish thoughts came back with re-; fere, and after paying in for ten years
newed force. Why is it, I wondered, and eight months the secretary toli
that Mr. Mullen is a boss, instead of , me that the series I was in had ma
working in the gang? My solution j tured, and that I need not pay any
wi s: He knows more than they do, : more, so he crave me a check for St .nntL
One of the many things which has and when tho contractor gives orders 1 You can easilv fie-ure SS ner mnnt.n
contributed to the success of George ( tc the boss it i3 because he knows still ; I had paid just $040. The profit re
C. Boldt, the well-known hotel man, is i more, and so I found it to be all the j presented the interest on my money
his ability to remember the names of way up the line. 'I will some day be a : for the ten years and premium on
his guests. A writer in the December boss!' I assured myself. money which the association had sold,
American Magazine tells hew he does "We were paid twice a month. The and when the amount which I had paid
it. He says: ! evening of the day that I received my I then plus interest and premium reach-
"Early in his hotel experience Boldt first pay I went to a little town two jd $1,000, my obligation to them,
discovered that there is no item of miles away and bought a pair of shoes, I ceased, and I got the amount mention
courtesy which pleases a guest much , tho first new pair I had ever had. I ed above or $1,000. I have often said
more than simply to be remembered, told the storekeeper that I wanted j to my wife that we were just that
iu m- i-uucu iuiii.c. ...u . uiu. Bunie uuims mi a ucmmier. jiu quea-1 much ahead, for I feel certain we
n.auu u special vnui t uu una puuiu uonea me, anu scieciea an eiemeniary
Finding that he was rather lacking in arithmetic, a spelling book, a gco
this. phase of memory, he Bet out to graphy, and a copy book. When I
develop his mind in this direction. asked if I ought not to have a Toader,
"He found thnt even the simple he said, No! Let your reader be the
process of repeating a name over to newspapers! Here, I will give you
himself two or three times helped tro-' something better to start with!' and
mendously. You are introduced to a ho gave me a dozen illustrated books.
man, and are apt to be looking at him t He also gave me a small dictionary
so intently that you Ho not even near ami showed me how to use it. From
his name when it is spoken. Boldt al- .that time every spare moment at mv
ways made it a point to catch the command was given over to mastering
nnmc to havj said it over to himselt the contents of these, my first books,
two or three times, while associating i
it with the man's face and with his I
general appearance. He made a men
tal picture to himself of the way the
name would look when written out."
A Cripple
the Word
How Schwab Rebukes His Men
Charles M. Schwab has written an
article for the December American
Magizine in which he says:
"When I want to find fault with mj
men I say nothing when I go through
their departments. If I were satisfied
I would praise them. My silence hurts
them more than anything else in the
world, and it doesn't give offense. It
makes them think and wark harder.
"Many men fail because they do not
sec the importance of being kind and
courteous to the men under them.
Kindness to everybody always pay3
for itself. And, besides, it is a pleas
ure to be kind. I have seen men lose
important positions, or their reputa
tions which nre more important than
any position by little careless dis
courtesies to men whom they did not
think it was worth while to be kind j 'can't.'
to."
fhe
.Know
Who Forgot
"Cant"
The December American Magazin-;
prints an article that will he a great
help to all cripples. It says:
"Twenty-eight years ago P. R. Big
ler, who is familiarly known as 'BoV
tc hundred of his friend and admir
ers in Kansas City, Missouri, was con
ductor on a Western railroad. Ona
day on duty he suffered an accident
that resulted in the loss of his right
arm just below the elbow nnd his left
foot just above the ankle.
"Instead of bending or breaking un
der the blow, Bigler straightway be
gan a most remarkable up-hill fight
one thnt was destined to be of great
import to cripples all over the work.
Lot him tell you the story of that fight
just as I persuaded him to tell it to
me:
"The first thing a cripple should
make up his mind to do (said Bigler)
is to forget there is such a word as
The key to all doors is not
would not have saved the ?5 each
month if we had not made the start
and felt that we should stick to it un
til the stock matured. With the
$1,000 I bought a $1,000 bond that
pays five per cent, and instead of pay
ing out $60 a year we get $50 interest
each year. This permits us to save
the $00 each year in addition the $50
interest, which is almost double the
amount we originally started with,"
I will,' but 'I must.'
An Kasy Path to Real Money
In the family money department li
the December American Magizine, a
writer says:
"On March 1st, 1915. my wife pe.-
Men Higher .lp .Usually
More
Here's a tip why your boss is hand- !
ir.g you the orders instead of you giv- I
ing them to him. In the majority of suadcvl me to take out five shares nf
cr.ses it is because he knows more than ! building and loan stock, which necssi
vou. In an article in the December I tated my paying $5 cverv month 1
Amencnn Magizine, a man says: j K ept at it faithfully and regularly, more than any other mill In the plant1
Schwab Believes in Competition
Charles M. Schwab, of Bethlehem.
Steel fame, tells about his 20,000 part
ners in the December American Maga
zine. In telling how ho incrrnsivl tlm
efficiency of one of his departments,
he says:
"It was near the end of the day; in
a few minutes the night force would
come on duty. I turned to a workman
v ho was standing beside one of the
red-mouthed furnaces and asked him
for a piece of chalk.
"'How many heats has your shift
made to-day?' I queried.
" 'Six,' he replied.
"I chalked a big 'G' on the floor, and
passed along without another word.
When the night shift came in they saw
the '6' and asked about it.
The big boss was in here to-day,'
said the day man. 'He asked us how
many heats we had made, and we told
mm six. He chalked it down.'
The next morning I passed through
the same mill. I saw that the '6' had
been rubbed out and a big '7' written
pounced itself. That night I went
back. The '7' had been erased, and a
'10'swaggored in it place. The day
force recognized no superiors. Thus
a fine competition was started, and it
went on until this miil, formerly the
poorest producer, was turning out